By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Week 6 of the high school football season is here, which means that we have officially hit the second half of the season.

The Fridays continue to arrive quickly and exit quickly.

Enjoy every one of them!

I will be in Brimfield tonight to cover the Falcons, who host the Ravenna Ravens at Kenneth Lohr Stadium in a Metro Athletic Conference matchup.

Good luck to all of the teams tonight!

WEEK 6 SCHEDULE

Aurora at Cuyahoga Falls

Painesville Harvey at Crestwood

Ravenna at Field

Campbell Memorial at Garfield

Kent Roosevelt at Copley

Rootstown at St. Thomas Aquinas

Southeast at Pymatuning Valley

Cloverleaf at Streetsboro

McDonald at Waterloo

Windham at Fairport

Norton at Coventry

Woodridge at Springfield

Mogadore at Warren JFK (Saturday)

FRIDAY NIGHT’S WEATHER FORECAST

Another beautiful fall night awaits us.

No rain, clear skies, temperatures in the upper-60’s at kickoff, dropping to low-60’s by the fourth quarter.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

This week’s updated list of statistical leaders can be reviewed here.

PIGSKIN PICKS

This week’s Pigskin Picks Challenge is sponsored by Sarchione Chevrolet Garrettsville. Updated standings and this week’s game selections by all of the competitors can be found here.

UPDATED PLAYOFF RANKINGS

The top-16 teams qualify for the playoffs

• DIVISION III, REGION 9

7. Aurora

15. Kent Roosevelt

• DIVISION III, REGION 10

2. Norton

18. Cloverleaf

• DIVISION IV, REGION 13

6. Streetsboro

12. Woodridge

14. Field

T22. Coventry

T24. Ravenna

T24. Springfield

• DIVISION V, REGION 17

6. Garfield

11. Crestwood

• DIVISION VI, REGION 21

 1. Rootstown

6. Southeast

7. Mogadore

17. Waterloo

• DIVISION VII, REGION 25

T18. Windham

T20. Warren JFK

T26. St. Thomas Aquinas

ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE POLL

The second Associated Press state poll was released this week.

Portage County had two teams ranked.

Garfield was voted 10th in Division V, staying in the same spot it was in last week’s poll. The G-Men received 33 points in the voting process.

In Division VI, Rootstown also remained in its same position, with the Rovers ranked sixth. For the second straight week, Rootstown also received one first-place vote, helping account for 93 points.

Both Garfield and Rootstown are 5-0 this season.

The full AP state poll can be reviewed here.

STANDINGS

METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Norton 5-0, 2-0

Field 2-3, 2-0

Streetsboro 4-1, 1-1

Cloverleaf 3-2, 1-1

Woodridge 2-3, 1-1

Coventry 1-4, 1-1

Ravenna 0-5, 0-2

Springfield 0-5, 0-2

PORTAGE TRAIL CONFERENCE

Rootstown 5-0

Southeast 5-0

Mogadore 4-1

Warren JFK 1-3

St. Thomas Aquinas 0-5

SUBURBAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Aurora 4-1, 2-0

Highland 4-1, 2-0

Barberton 3-2, 1-1

Kent Roosevelt 3-2, 1-1

Revere 3-2, 1-1

Cuyahoga Falls 2-3, 0-2

Tallmadge 1-4, 0-2

Copley 0-5, 0-2

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

GREY DIVISION

Garfield 5-0, 2-0

Brookfield 3-2, 2-0

Newton Falls 3-2, 1-1

LaBrae 2-3, 1-1

Crestview 1-4, 1-1

Liberty 1-4, 1-1

Campbell Memorial 1-4, 0-2

Champion 0-5, 0-2

MAHONING VALLEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

SCARLET DIVISION

Jackson-Milton 5-0, 2-0

Western Reserve 4-1, 2-0

New Middletown Springfield 3-2, 2-0

Lowellville 4-1, 1-1

Mineral Ridge 4-1, 1-1

McDonald 3-2, 0-2

Waterloo 2-3, 0-2

CHAGRIN VALLEY CONFERENCE

VALLEY DIVISION

Crestwood 4-1, 0-0

Kirtland 4-1, 0-0

Cardinal 3-2, 0-0

Berkshire 2-3, 0-0

Grand Valley 2-3, 0-0

Painesville Harvey 2-3, 0-0

NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Pymatuning Valley 2-3

St. John School 2-3

Windham 2-3

Fairport 1-4

Mathews 0-5

WEEK 7 LOOK-AHEAD SCHEDULE

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023

Aurora at Tallmadge

Highland at Kent Roosevelt

Springfield at Norton

Cloverleaf at Woodridge

Field at Streetsboro

Coventry at Ravenna

Mogadore at Canton Central Catholic

Warren JFK at Rootstown

St. Thomas Aquinas at Southeast

Waterloo at Jackson-Milton

Garfield at Liberty

Crestwood at Middlefield Cardinal

St. John School at Windham